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Victorian Politicians Again Show Real Courage
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 3:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Victorian politicians have again shown real courage in the final stage of legalising Assted Dying for the State," says ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
Greens Have Left Principles at the Beehive Door
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 2:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Green Minister Eugenie Sage has forgotten her commitment to natural justice and due process when making the newly-announced restrictions on foreign investment retrospective," says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Labour's Stealthy Land Tax
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 1:25 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Government's directive to further restrict the sale of land to overseas investors will wipe millions off working farmers' hard earned wealth," says ACT leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 4:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Secret Labour/NZ First Agreement The Free Press has learned from a usually reliable source what is in the secret coalition agreement. First Things First: Why is it Secret? It is very damaging in a democracy for Jacinda Ardern to keep secret what the Government ... More >>
Healthy Homes Bill Hurts The People It Claims To Help
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 3:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Everybody agrees with the idea that people should have access to a healthy, warm and dry home," says ACT leader David Seymour. More >>
Will National Be a Voice For Taxpayers?
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 2:40 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Now that National has been declined leave for its flexible parental leave Bill to be introduced, will it vote against Labour's massive new middle-class welfare scheme?", asks ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Seymour Withdraws Erebus Debate Motion
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 12:21 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The ACT Party welcomes the Prime MInister's commitment to proceed with a national memorial to honour the 257 victims who died in the 1979 Erebus tragedy,” says party Leader David Seymour, "as a result I will be withdrawing my motion to debate the ... More >>
Labour's $4m Hollow Elephant
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 1:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
“The Government's announced $4m Tax Working Group has already ruled out so many options it should be pronounced Dead on Arrival and stopped" says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Victorian Politicians Show Real Courage
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 8:42 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Victoria's Upper House has shown real courage by legalising Assted Dying for the State," says ACT Leader David Seymour More >>
Free Press, ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 9:08 am | ACT New Zealand
The Road to Serfdom Mugabe’s (and, more importantly, the people of Zimbabwe’s) demise reminds us of F.A. Hayek’s classic work The Road to Serfdom. Hayek maps out how government ownership of private property begets government control of all ... More >>
ACT’s Free Press Nov 13
Monday, 13 November 2017, 8:12 pm | ACT New Zealand
Totally Crooked The revelation that Winston Peters filed court proceedings against Bill English and Paula Bennett at 4:59pm on the eve of the election makes a farce of his coalition negotiations with National. The decision was made as soon as the ... More >>
ACT Stands Alone Against Expansion of Entitlement Culture
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 8:22 am | ACT New Zealand
Tonight the ACT Party stood alone in Parliament voting 1-119 against The Government's Paid Parental Leave and Employment Protection amendment Bill. The Bill would raise the entitlement to Paid Parental Leave to 26 weeks by 2020. More >>
Speech: Seymour - Address in Reply Debate
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 5:24 pm | ACT New Zealand
I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in reply to the Governor General’s Speech. More >>
Hipkins Causes More Charter School Confusion
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 1:26 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Education Minister Chris Hipkins has caused more confusion to Partnership Schools and their students by reinstating the Education (Charter Schools for Public Good Not Profit) Bill," says ACT Leader David Seymour." More >>
Free Press ACT’s regular bulletin
Monday, 6 November 2017, 9:36 am | ACT New Zealand
They're at it Again Remember the Electoral Finance Act? This assault on democracy was the Clark Government's epitaph (ACT's John Boscawen helped it into its grave with enormous Queen St Marches for Democracy). Well, the Labour party are attacking ... More >>
Struggling Minister Can't Get Story Straight
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
"The Education Minister needs to take a deep breath and consult with people affected by his decisions before making conflicting statements that affect children's learning," says ACT leader David Seymour. More >>
Victorian Upper House Shows the Way on Assisted Dying
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 1:03 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT "The State of Victoria is showing the way on Assisted Dying legislation," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "On Friday the State's Upper House voted 22-18 in favour of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017, a critical step in legalising ... More >>
Education Minister in Over His Head
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 12:01 pm | ACT New Zealand
"Education Minister Chris Hipkins is already in over his head," says ACT Leader David Seymour after the Minister sort-of cancelled four Partnership Schools who have been contracted to open in 14 months' time. More >>
Andrew Little Gives 8,759 Strike Offences a Clean Slate
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 9:31 am | ACT New Zealand
"Andrew Little has just created the evilest clean slate law. He's told the criminals responsible for 8,759 violent and sexual offences scheduled in the Sentencing Act that they can commit more crimes without facing longer sentences," says ACT ... More >>
Free Press, ACT’s regular bulletin
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 8:26 am | ACT New Zealand
Slosh Slosh The Government went into the election with an $18 billion dollar surplus (over four years). The new government will spend it all and then some. Their promises mean they mostly have already. Balancing a budget without tax increases after free ... More >>
